Night Sail at Wells Fargo Plaza

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Night Sail is one of the largest works of
public art in downtown and it is the largest
outdoor work by the late, internationally
recognized sculptor Louise Nevelson. The
artist joined a collage of elements on one
frame as this style became representational
of Nevelson’s work. Another uniting element
of her sculptures is her use of the color
black. Black, as Nevelson puts it, “contains all
color…It [isn’t] a negation of color. It [is] an
acceptance. Black is the most aristocratic
color of all, the only aristocratic color." The
structure weighs 33 tons and was
commissioned for more than $100,000